Rail-joint.



v PATENTED JULY 28; 1908.

G. W.'DE GRAW. RAIL JOINT.

APPVLIOATION FILED MAR. 2, 190a.

II/llllI/IIIIIIIl/l VII/HI GEORGE W. DE GRAW, OF NEWBRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 281, 1908.

Application filed March 2, 1908. Serial No. 418,750.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DE GRAW, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Brighton, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in RaileJoints, of which the fol owing is a specification, reference being had therein to t e accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a rail joint, and the primary object of my invention is a provision of positive and reliable means for pre-' venting t e longitudinal displacement of the confronting ends of two rails. I

Another object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means for connecting the confronting ends of two rails, without the use of nuts and bolts.

A further object of my invention is to provide a strong and durable rail joint that can be easily installed without the use of skilled labor, the construction of the joint being such as to firmly brace rails without injuring the same.

A still further object of my invention is to eliminate the jarring and bumping of rolling stock when passing over a joint, by roviding practically a continuous tread for t e rolling stock.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists'in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of. parts to be presently described and then specifically pointed out in the a pended claims.

In the drawings, Eig'ure 1 is a perspective view of a rail joint constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same. .Fig. 3 is a perspee-.

tive view of a rail having its head sheared in accordance with my invention. Fig-4 is a perspective view of a connecting late. Fig. 5 is an elevation of my rail oint partly broken away and partly in section, and Fig. 6 is a bottom plan of two rails constructed in accordance with my invention.

To ut my invention into practice, I providet e rails to be connected together with a plurality of longitudinally alining recesses 1,

' said recesses being formed inthe lower faces of the bases of the adjoining rails.

The heads 2 of the rails are cut away and sheared at an angle, as at 3, whereby .a wheel when passing over the connection will bear partly upon the end of each rail.

A connecting plate 4 is used in connection with the rails, said plate having a plurality of longitudinal alining lugs or bloc s 5, these lugs or blocks being located upon the face of the plate 4, to fit into recesses 1, and prevent longitudinal dis lacement of one rail with relation to the ot ier. I V

Embracing the rails and the connecting plate 4 is a chair, said chair comprising a base plate 6 and integral splice bars '7, the edges of which are notched as at 8 to receive spikes 9, employed for holding the chair upon ties or sleepers 10.

It is apparent from theforegoing description that it will be impossible for the rails to become displaced within the chair, and when said chair is properly secured to its supports,

accidents due to imperfect rail and joint construction are impossible.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

' In a rail joint, the combination with rails having the base-flanges thereof provided in the under face with a plurality of recesses arranged in a straight line longitudinally of the rail and disposed directly beneath the rail web, a rail connecting plate of the same width as the base flange of the rails and provided on its upper face with spaced lugs to be received in the recesses in the base-flanges ofv said rails, and a rail chair in which said connecting-plate and the rail-ends are received, said rail chair comprising a base-plate and integral splice bars, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. DE GRAW.

Witnesses:

SAML. J. WURZEL, HARRY SAGER. 

